Michael A. Giuliano (June 13, 1915 – April 21, 1976) was an American Republican Party politician who served two terms in the New Jersey Senate.
Biography
Born in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Barringer High School and
Rutgers University
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. He worked in the insurance business, and was the Superintendent of Weights and Measures for the City of Newark. He also worked as an Essex County Probation Officer and as the Deputy Clerk of the Newark Municipal Court. He served in the
United States Army
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during
World War II
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.
In 1965, Giuliano ran for the
New Jersey General Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...
from Essex County, but was unsuccessful. He was the top Republican vote getter, finishing 10th in a field of 18 candidates for 9 seats. He received 116,345 votes—18,408 less than Democrat Walter Vohdin, who finished ninth among the Democratic winners.
Giuliano was elected to the New Jersey State Senate in 1967 in the 11th District. He won a close Republican primary, running at-Large for six Essex County Senate seats. The winners were former Assemblyman
James Wallwork
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Early life and military career
Wallwork ...
(21,156), former Assemblyman Geraldo Del Tufo (19,889), former Newark Judge
Alexander Matturri
Alexander J. Matturri (November 28, 1913 – January 14, 1992) was an American Republican Party politician and jurist who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1968 to 1972.
Early life
Matturri was born on November 28, 1913, in Newark, New ...
(19,723), former Livingston Mayor David Dowd (19,245), and West Orange attorney
Milton Waldor
Milton A. Waldor (September 28, 1924 – August 20, 1975) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1968 to 1972, representing Essex County in the 11th Legislative District.
Early life
Born in Ne ...
(19,243). The losing primary candidates were: Frederic Remington, Jr. (19,087), Jack J. Soriano (18,668), former Assemblyman (and future Attorney General) Irwin Kimmelman (18,525), former Assemblyman Frank Bate (18,225), J. Harry Smith (17,659), Thomas E. Boyle (16,708), and C. Marion Scipio (712). In the general election, Giuliano was the top vote getter for an Essex County Senate seat, with 122,354 votes. He was followed by Del Tufo (119,956), Matturri (119,152), Wallwork (117,834), Waldor (117,280) and Dowd (115,568). They defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Nicholas Fernicola (91,812), incumbent Democratic Sen. John J. Giblin (89,297), incumbent Democratic Sen. Maclyn Goldman (88,796), Democratic Assemblyman David Mandelbaum (85,131), Democratic Assemblyman Victor Addonizio (83,587), and incumbent Democratic Sen. Hutchins Inge (83,543).
In 1971, Giuliano sought re-election to a second term in the State Senate. He easily won a contested Republican primary, outpolling Donald Blasi by 17,829 votes. In the general election, he was again the top vote getter countywide, with 92,166. He was followed by Democrat Ralph DeRose (91,380), Wallwork (88,632), Democratic Assemblyman Frank J. Dodd (86,041), and Democratic Freeholder Wynona Lipman (85,644), with two Republicans and three Democrats winning the five Essex County Senate seats. The losing candidates were: Waldor (84,736), Democrat
Martin Greenberg
Martin Greenberg (June 28, 1918 – October 20, 2013) was an American book publisher and editor of science fiction anthologies.
Biography
Greenberg married in 1941. He was in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 where he attained the rank of corporal ...
(82,291), Republican Montclair Mayor Matthew G. Carter (77,418), Democrat Henry Smolen (76,190), Remington (73,663), and Giblin, running as an Independent (21,688).
Giuliano lost his bid for re-election to a third term in the Democratic landslide of 1973, losing to Democrat Carmen Orechio by 3,483 votes in the Democratic landslide of 1973, 29,878 (53%) to 26,395 (47%). He ran in the new 27th District following a redistricting.
In 1975, Giuliano made his last bid for public office, losing a race for Essex County Clerk to three term incumbent Nicholas V. Caputo.
A resident of Bloomfield, he died on April 21, 1976."Michael A. Giuliano Tribute" in ''New Jersey Legislature Journal'' p. 233. Accessed April 22, 2020. "Whereas, Michael A. Giuliano of the Town of Bloomfield, Essex county, a former member of this House, died Wednesday, April 21, 1976"